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W. H. TYLER.

HUSKING PIN.

(Application filed Apr. 5, 1897.)

(No Model.)

NITED Sterne ATFNT tries,

VILLIAM II. TYLER, OF DAVID CITY, NEBRASKA; CHARLES O. CROST'I'IWAI'IADMINISTRATOR OF SAID TYLER, DECEASED.

HUSKlNG-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,808, dated August9, 1898.

Application filed April 5, 1897. ;Serial No 680,793. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM II. TYLER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at David City, in the county of Butler and State of Nobraska,have invented a new and usefulIIusking-Pin, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to eorn-hnsking devices to be applied to the handfor protecting the fingers when snapping the cars from the stalks orstripping the husks therefrom.

The purpose of the improvement is to provide an implement of thecharacter aforesaid which will conform to the hand when closed andenable a firm grip to be had thereon, which will preclude a rapidwearing away of the attaching-strap, and which will dispense with theuse of buckles to adapt the implement to different-sized hands.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the inventionreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the followingdescription.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and tea fulldisclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of theimproved corn-husking implement. Fig. 2 is a detail view in perspectiveshowing the finger- 5 guard omitted and the fastening end of the strapdisconnected from the butt-end of the husking-pin. Fig. 3 shows adifferent arrangement of the straps. Fig. 4 is a detail view of thehusking-pin. Fig. 5 is a detail View of the finger-guard.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in the several views of the drawings by thesame reference characters. 5 The husking-pin l is formed of a singleblank and has its active end pointed and curved and its rear or butt endcurved rapidly in an opposite direction to the curvature of the point,so as to extend around the little finger of the hand and terminating ina T-head 2, the edges adjacent to the T-head being notched, whereby aneck portion 3 is formed. The rear portion of the huskingpin is flat orstraight between its edges, and thefront portion curves between thelongitudinal edges to conform to the hand when closed; This formation ofthe pin enables it to be struck from comparatively thin sheet-steel orother material suitable for the purpose and possessing the requisitestrength to with stand the work and fit the hand comfortably withoutcausing any cramping or injurious contact therewith by reason of thefingers closing against the edges.

A strap 4, of-leather or other suitable material, is secured to thehusking-pin by rivets or in any other convenient and substantial manner,and its edges may be parallel or diverging according to the design ofthe constructor, and this strap is provided near its rear end with aloop 5 to receive the neck portion 3 of the husking-pin and midway ofits ends with a loop 6, for a purpose presently to be described. Afastening-strap 7 is applied to the front end of the strap at and isformed with a series of obliquely-disposed slits 8, which are adapted toreceive the T- head 2, whereby the implement is secured to the hand, theloose end portion of the strap 4 and the strap 7 passing over thefingers 8e and the strap 7 being secured by passing the T-head 2 throughone of the oblique slits 8. The oblique disposition of the slits 8enables the head 2 to be readily passed through them by a drawingaction, and upon bringing the strap 7 in line with the husking-pin theT- head 2 will extend across the slit and interlock therewith andprevent accidentaldisengagement of the strap 7. If, as shown in Fig. 1,it is desired to form a cot 9 for the forefinger, the strap 7 is passedthrough the loop 6 and subsequently around the remaining fingers andconnected with the T-head 2,

as previously explained.

The finger-guard 10 is a blank having its front portion bent away fromthe huskingpin and its rear portion deflected between its edges to fitsnugly against the convex side of the husking-pin, to which it isriveted or otherwise secured, the bent portion of the loo blankextending over the forefinger and protecting it and the strap 4. andpreventing a movement of the pin through the hand when the implement isin service. It is not essen: tial to the successful operation of theimplement that the finger-guard be provided, although in the preferableform it will be applied substantially in the manner illustrated in Fig.1.

In Fig. 3 the strap 4 is secured to the husking-pin throughout itslength, except for a short distance at its rear end, which engages withthe little finger, as in the other forms of the invention, and thisstrap is formed with a slit a short distance from its front end, throughwhich the strap 7 passes and which is secured to the husking-pin by thesame means employed for connecting the strap 4 therewith. Thisdisposition of the straps leaves the forefinger free, the implementbeing fastened to the remaining fingers when in position, as will bereadily understood.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In acorn-husking implement, the com-' bination of a husking-pin pointed atone end and provided at its opposite end with a T- head, a strap securedto the husking-pin and.

having a loop near its rear end to receive the T-head and provided witha second loop at a point between its ends, and a fasteningstrap appliedto the first-mentioned strap and formed with a series of slits to makeconnection with the T-head of the husking-pin,

substantially as described.

3. In a corn-husking implement, a husking-pin pointed at one end andhaving its rear end curved to engage with the little finger and providedwith a Thead, and a strap secured to the pin and having a loop near itsrear end to receive the neck portion of the T-head, and having itsopposite end terminating in a fastening-strap provided with a series ofslits to make adjustable connection with the aforesaid T-head,substantially as and for the purpose set forth;

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM H. TYLER.

W itncsses:

TnoMAs WOLFE, J. G. Ross.

